Patents by Inventor Ingo McLean

Ingo McLean has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for automatically selecting a communication channel
    Patent number: 9106559
    Abstract: In one embodiment, automatically selecting a local communication channel for downloading a block of data via a network includes downloading portions of the block of data using first and second communication channels, determining a bottleneck exists on one of the local communication channels or on a component upstream from the channels, in response to determining the bottleneck exists on one of the local communication channels, selecting the communication channel that has the lowest energy cost and a download speed that meets a minimum threshold, and in response to determining the bottleneck exists upstream from the local communication channels, selecting the local communication channel having the lowest energy cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Ingo McLean, Mehrgan Mostowfi, Kenneth Jussi Christensen
  • Systems And Methods For Automatically Selecting A Communication Channel
    Publication number: 20130182575
    Abstract: In one embodiment, automatically selecting a local communication channel for downloading a block of data via a network includes downloading portions of the block of data using first and second communication channels, determining a bottleneck exists on one of the local communication channels or on a component upstream from the channels, in response to determining the bottleneck exists on one of the local communication channels, selecting the communication channel that has the lowest energy cost and a download speed that meets a minimum threshold, and in response to determining the bottleneck exists upstream from the local communication channels, selecting the local communication channel having the lowest energy cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Ingo McLean, Mehrgan Mostowfi, Kenneth Jussi Christensen